Gilded Age

2. you might call him a "Man of Steel"
5. The tracks of Vanderbilt's shipping empire.
6. a person who organizes and operates a business, taking on greater than normal financial risks to do so.
7. The use of children in industry.
10. he had a bright idea.
13. the name given to Rockefeller's oil/kerosene.
15. specific kind of trade workers who belonged to the American Federation Labor union (AFL).
16. a "Hands off" approach by the government towards business.
18. To own the competition of a product.
19. a successful leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributed positively to the country in some way.

1. Nickname given because of his freight "shipping" enterprise.
3. The practice of generously providing services for people for free.
4. the first first Act passed in 1890 to break up monopolies in the U.S.
8. organized workers that bargains for better working conditions or wages.
9. the Titan of the oil industry
11. A successful industrialist whose business practices were often considered ruthless or unethical.
12. general labor workers who belonged to the Knights of Labor union.
14. Process to make steel faster and cheaper.
17. Founded the AFL.